The Physics of Star Trek - Softcover

Lawrence M. Krauss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465002048 ISBN 13: 9780465002047

Publisher: Basic Books, 2007

Synopsis

How does the Star Trek universe stack up against the real universe?
What warps when you're traveling at warp speed? What is the difference between a wormhole and a black hole? Are time loops really possible, and can I kill my grandmother before I am born? Anyone who has ever wondered "could this really happen?" will gain useful insights into the Star Trek universe (and, incidentally, the real world of physics) in this charming and accessible guide. Lawrence M. Krauss boldly goes where Star Trek has gone-and beyond. From Newton to Hawking, from Einstein to Feynman, from Kirk to Picard, Krauss leads readers on a voyage to the world of physics as we now know it and as it might one day be.

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Review:

What warps when you're traveling at warp speed? What's the difference between the holodeck and a hologram? What happens when you get beamed up? What is the difference between a Wormhole and a Black Hole? What is antimatter and why does the Enterprise need it?
Discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions as a renowned physicist and deicated Trekker explores The Physics of Star Trek.

About the Author:

Lawrence Krauss is director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University. He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications and ten books, including A Universe from Nothing and The Greatest Story Ever Told -So Far. Krauss is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a regular columnist for newspapers and magazines, including The New Yorker, and he appears frequently on radio, television, and in feature films. Krauss lives in Portland, Oregon, and Tempe, Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0465002048
• ISBN 13: 9780465002047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280